American Political Theory: The democratic experiment

17th Century American political anti-republican argued argument Articles of Confederation balance basic rights Britain British constitution Burke central government chapter civil colonial Commonwealth concept conscience creative critical danger demo Democratic Experiment doctrine elections Empire of Liberty England Executive exercise extensive republic faction Federal Federalist freedom God's governmental Hamilton Harrington Hobbes Ibid ideas independence interpretation Jackson James Madison John Adams John Locke John Quincy Adams John Winthrop Judaic-Christian religious tradition legislative legislature liberal Liberty and Authority limited maintain majority rule Marshall ment modern Moreover nation-building national power natural rights necessary-and-proper clause nullification Old World Inheritance persecution political philosophy political theory popular President principles problem prosperity protect Puritan question reconciling Liberty religious liberty republican republican government revolution revolutionary Roger Williams role self-interest separation of Church social society sought sovereign struggle supremacy Supreme Court theocracy theorists Thomas Jefferson tion tional tyranny Union United Writings York